William I of the Netherlands

William I of United Netherlands (24 August 1772-21 December 1843), formerly William II, Prince of Orange was the first King of the Netherlands, coming to the throne in 1813. From 1803 to 1813 he was Prince of Orange-Nassau-Fulda and Orange-Nassau and he became both King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg in 1815. He abdicated in 1840. In his reign he fought in the Napoleonic Wars at the Battle of Quatre-Bras and lost Belgium to rebels.